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Table 1 Characteristics of diabetic type 2 patients (n = 238).

From: Quality of life associated with treatment adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study

CHARACTERISTICS

 

Sociodemographic characteristics

  

   Gender

n (%)

 

Female

 

148 (62.2)

Male

 

90 (37.8)

   Educational level

n (%)

 

No education

 

20 (8.4)

Basic education

 

169 (71.0)

Intermediate level

 

24 (10.1)

Higher education

 

25 (10.5)

   Marital status

n (%)

 

Singled

 

13 (5.5)

Married/Free union

 

182 (76.5)

Divorced/Widow (er)

 

43 (18.1)

   Age

mean (SD)

58.7 (9.6)

Clinical characteristics

  

   Hypertension

n (%)

 

Yes

 

150 (63.0)

No

 

88 (37.0)

   Hypoglycaemic prescription

n (%)

 

Monotherapy

 

81 (34.0)

Polytherapy

 

157 (66.0)

   Duration of diabetes in years

  

   (since first diagnosis)

median (quartiles)

6 (3–12)

   Fasting Glucose mmol/L

median (quartiles)

8.8 (6.9–11.9)

   HbA1c %

mean (SD)

8.8 (2.3)

Adherence

  

   Treatment Adherence Behaviour

n (%)

 

Good

 

41 (17.2)

Poor

 

197 (82.8)

   Combination of knowledge and attitude

n (%)

 

Good

 

49 (20.6)

Poor

 

189 (79.4)